Expectations

Shen Changchuan could not help but feel shaken to his core.

That punch from Roaming Dragon

had left him unable even to think of resisting. Every inch of his flesh and blood seemed to have frozen in that instant, leaving him utterly unable to move!

Such overwhelming power

made the complacency Shen Changchuan had developed after defeating Zhou Lingfeng, a Spirit Wandering Realm cultivator, while only at the ninth level of the Out-of-Body Realm,

and earning Senior Sister Wei's and his master's recognition and praise along the way,

vanish like smoke in that very instant!

Perhaps, with the power of space and a little luck,

he could cross the gulf of a major realm and slay an enemy in the Spirit Wandering Realm.

But,

if he faced someone at the peak Spirit Wandering Realm,

he probably would not even have a chance to survive!

Never mind dodging or fleeing—he might not even be able to take out his last-resort Jade Talisman and activate it.

Sure enough, I still have a long way to go!

Shen Changchuan could not help but sigh inwardly.

At the same time, however,

as he watched his master slowly withdraw his fist

and sensed the lingering traces of that punch,

a glimmer of eagerness shone in his eyes.

Was the true intent Master had grasped something akin to the earth element?

If I also managed to comprehend and master true intent,

could I wield such might?

He had distinctly sensed

how, beneath that single punch,

the boundless, majestic power of the earth element had filled every inch of heaven, earth, and the surrounding space!

Master said my Longevity Sword was something like an embryonic form of true intent.

Then, if I fully comprehended the true intent within it,

*would I develop a divine ability like the